Matthew & Andrew Johns

Matty and Andrew, Rugby League legends

The story of Matthew and Andrew Johns goes far further than the success of brothers from a humble country town upbringing in the Hunter Valley who leapt to international rugby league honours.

While they typify the ‘Australianisms’ of humility and hard work, remaining self-effacing and modest about their successes in life; they also represent the rare percentage of our country’s sporting heroes to have taken their success beyond that of the playing arena.

Since his retirement in 2002, Matthew has had multiple roles with the Nine Network, including: commentator, co-host of The Footy Show and The Sunday Roast and his extraordinarily successful Reg Reagan alter ego, whose DVD created multi-Platinum sales. Matthew was also a columnist with The Daily Telegraph and Rugby League Week, and author of the best selling This is My Life and remaining ‘hands on’ as a specialist coach with the Wests Tigers and the Melbourne Storm.

Andrew, tagged by many as ‘league’s greatest ever player’, has just embarked on his post-football career that looks to be just as spectacular. Andrew is already in demand as a media personality and is about to launch an international coaching consultancy. He has been signed by sporting brand Nike on a life long contract, has long standing relationships with News Limited, Sony BMG and the Nine Network and his upcoming autobiography is tipped to become the largest selling of its kind in Australia.

What makes the Johns boys so enduring and widely appealing? Discover the secrets behind their work ethic, their modesty, their overwhelming passion for their chosen roles, plus how they handle fame, pressure and the pressure of expectation in this unique insight into Australian sport’s most successful sporting brothers of their generation.